National Park News

The body of a man that was recovered from below the South Rim of Grand Canyon on Saturday afternoon has been identified as that of 62 year-old, B. Holt Vaughn from Broomfield, Colorado. 

Looking for a unique gift idea for the holidays?  A Rocky Mountain National Park Annual Pass is a great gift for that person who enjoys visiting the park or would like to visit more often.

Annual passes on sale at Acadia December 1-31.

This fall and early winter, Rocky Mountain National Park will continue to celebrate our national parks, with Saturday evening programs at 7 p.m. in the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium. All programs are free and open to the public.

Tammy Grunig, 50, of Pocatello, ID and St. George, UT fell to her death in Zion National Park on Friday, November 27, 2009.

Zion National Park recently installed solar photovoltaic systems at the park’s South and East Entrance Stations.

Body of man recovered from below South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture, the transportation concessioner for Denali National Park and Preserve, will begin accepting advance reservations for the 2010 visitor season for shuttle buses and the park’s four largest campgrounds on Tuesday, December 1, 2009.

Glacier Bay National Park receives prestigious environmental award

Shelton Johnson, Interpretive Park Ranger at Yosemite National Park has been selected as a recipient of the 2009 Freeman Tilden Award for excellence in interpretation.

Yosemite National Park Rangers are asking the public's assistance in locating a missing person, who was last seen in Yosemite National Park on November 6, 2009.

North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park  to close for the season

The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to implement benefits-sharing agreements with scientists who conduct research in National Park System units.  Such agreements could return benefits to the park and the public if the research results lead to the development of commercially valuable materials. The proposed changes are outlined in a Benefits Sharing Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which has just been completed and released to the public. 

The sixth meeting of the Denali National Park Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council will take place on Tuesday, December 1 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Campbell Creek Science Center, located at
5600 Science Center Drive, Anchorage.

Park Superintendent Patrick Reed invites all area residents to the 30th annual Cave Sing on December 6 at Mammoth Cave National Park.

Decmeber marks the end of the season for certain services at Mammoth Cave National Park:  the river ferry service at Houchin Ferry and Maple Springs Group Campground.

Tamiami Trail Groundbreaking Ceremony Set for December 4 2009

The sounds of hammers and electric saws fill the air as a $1.4 million renovation project begins in the Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center.

The sounds of hammers and electric saws fill the air as a $1.4 million renovation project begins in the Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center.

Charges are pending against a Granville County, North Carolina man who is a suspected of shooting a bull elk inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Work has been completed on a plan which places limits on change which might occur in the future in a portion of the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park.  The Tower-Roosevelt Comprehensive Plan Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact are available online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/yell. 

Winter has arrived at Lassen Volcanic National Park. The recent storms and colder temperatures have closed the road through the park to vehicle traffic for the winter season.

The Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) partners have released the Annual Report for the 2008-2009 operating season.  The report is available online at www.IBMP.info.

The NPS and US Coast Guard public meeting on the proposed communications installations for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve has been re-scheduled. Meeting to be held on NOVEMBER 20, 2009, at the Gustavus School multi-purpose room from 7 to 9 pm..

In celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity, Biscayne hosts a new installation to call attention to the plight of endangered species.

Contract for demolition work for Schoodic awarded to Caribou, Maine company, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

A rule implementing a new plan to provide for limited, regulated snowmobile and snowcoach access in Yellowstone National Park for the next two winters will be published in the Federal Register on Friday, November 20.

Yosemite National Park is extending the public scoping period for the Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (MRP/EIS).

On Thursday, December 10, 2009, the staff of Mesa Verde National Park will host the 2009 Annual Holiday Open House from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the Chapin Mesa headquarters area.

Twenty-three bison from Wind Cave National Park will soon be roaming the prairie of their new home in northern Mexico.